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The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
(Formerly directed by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman and David Nash)
Catalogue entry
Jerry L. Thompson; © Collection Jasper Johns
FWN 2261
Portrait d'enfant et esquisse de personnages
c.1870–71, figure composition; c. 1875–76, the child
Alternate titles: Portrait of a Child and Figure Studies; Portrait of Cezanne's Son and Study for "The Courtesans"
Chappuis: 1875–78
Graphite and crayon on laid paper
12 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (31.4 x 15.6 cm)
Provenance
Paul Guillaume, Paris
M. and Mme Mistler, Paris;
M. and Mme Lancelot, Paris (1965)
Private collection
Jasper Johns
Exhibition History
2001 Avignon
Collection Lambert, Avignon, France, Collections d'artistes, July 1–October 30, 2001, ill., p. 117, Collection Jasper Johns.2023–24 Basel
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Jasper Johns – The Artist as Collector, From Cezanne to de Kooning, September 30, 2023–February 4, 2024, no. 8, ill.Published References
Johns and Shiff 2006
Johns, Jasper and Richard Shiff. "Flicker in the Work: Jasper Johns and Richard Shiff." Master Drawings, vol. 44, no. 3 (Autumn 2006), pp. 285-286, fig. 10, as Portrait of a Child and Figure Studies.Dombrowski, Ireson and Patry 2021
Dombrowski, André, Nancy Ireson, and Sylvie Patry, eds. Cézanne in the Barnes Foundation. New York: Rizzoli Electa in association with The Barnes Foundation, 2021, p. 69, fig. 2, as Portrait of Cezanne's Son and Study for "The Courtesans".Related
Record last updated March 5, 2025. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Portrait d'enfant et esquisse de personnages, c.1870–71, figure composition; c. 1875–76, the child (FWN 2261)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=3419 (accessed on May 3, 2025).
